Signature system portal for signing electronic documents

Abstract

An system for operating a portal to provide an electronic document including a signature field to a signer for signature, wherein the signer has a personal electronic device that includes a browser application. Providing the document at a remote server. Providing the device with a web link to the document. Forming a connection between the device and the server via a communications network, responsive to activating of the web link. Accepting the signature of the signer. Communicating the document containing the signature of the signer to the server.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A process for operating a signature system portal to provide an electronic document including a signature field to a signer for signature, wherein the signer has a personal electronic device that includes a browser application, a screen, and an input unit, the process comprising:
 providing the electronic document at a remote server;   providing the personal electronic device of the signer with a web link to the electronic document;   forming a connection between the personal electronic device and said remote server via a communications network, responsive to activating of said web link on the personal electronic device with the browser application;   an agent-side image copy of said electronic document with said signature field is presented on a terminal of an agent that is remote from the signer on said communications network;   co-browsing within a signer-side image copy as said agent browses within said agent-side image copy;   accepting a signature of the signer into said signature field from the input unit of the personal electronic device; and   communicating said electronic document containing the signature of the signer to said remote server.   
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein said web link includes a code readable by the personal electronic device. 
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 2 , wherein said code includes a uniform resource locator. 
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 2 , wherein said code is included in a quick response code. 
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein said connection between the personal electronic device and said remote server via said communications network includes a secure channel. 
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the input unit is a touch screen capability of the screen. 
     
     
         7 . A computer program, embodied on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, to operate a signature system portal to provide an electronic document including a signature field to a signer for signature, wherein the signer has a personal electronic device that includes a browser application, a screen, and an input unit, comprising:
 a code segment that provides the electronic document at a remote server;   a code segment that provides the personal electronic device of the signer with a web link to the electronic document;   a code segment that forms a connection between the personal electronic device and said remote server via a communications network, responsive to activating said web link on the personal electronic device with the browser application;   a code segment that provides an agent-side image copy of said electronic document with said signature field is presented on a terminal of an agent that is remote from the signer on said communications network;   a code segment that co-browses within a signer-side image copy as said agent browses within said agent-side image copy;   a code segment that accepts the a signature of the signer into said signature field from the input unit of the personal electronic device; and   a code segment that communicates said electronic document containing the signature of the client-signer to said remote server.   
     
     
         8 . The computer program of  claim 7 , further comprising a code segment that activates said web link upon reading a code. 
     
     
         9 . The computer program of  claim 8 , wherein said code includes a uniform resource locator. 
     
     
         10 . The computer program of  claim 9 , wherein said code is included in a quick response code. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program of  claim 9 , wherein said code segment that activates said web link uses a secure channel for said connection between the personal electronic device and said remote server. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus for operating a signature system portal to provide an electronic document including a signature field to a signer for signature, wherein the signer has a personal electronic device that includes a browser application, a screen, and an input unit, comprising:
 a hardware server to provide an electronic document that is remote from the personal electronic device;   a logic that activates a web link on said personal electronic device with said browser application to connect said personal electronic device and said remote server via a communications network, responsive to activating of said web link on the personal electronic device with the browser application;   a logic that presents a signer-side image copy of the electronic document with the signature field on said screen of said personal electronic device;   a logic that presents an agent-side image copy of said electronic document with said signature field is presented on a terminal of an agent that is remote from the signer on said communications network;   a logic that co-browses within said signer-side image copy as said agent browses within said agent-side image copy;   a logic that accepts a signature of the signer into the signature field from said input unit of said personal electronic device; and   a logic that communicates the electronic document containing the signature of the signer to said remote server.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said personal electronic device is a mobile unit that the signer carries on their person. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said web link includes a code readable by the personal electronic device. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said code includes a uniform resource locator. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said code is included in a quick response code. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said connection between the personal electronic device and said remote server via said communications network includes a secure channel.